At A Glance Positive: Patience, boundaries, test of faith Negative: Struggle, defensive, paranoia Description The 09 of Wands (or Nine of Wands) shows an injured man holding a staff for support and standing in front of eight other staffs. He appears to be patiently waiting for someone to come or […]
Minor Arcana
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At A Glance Positive: Fast changes, action, travel Negative: Resistant to change, delays, frustration Description The 08 of Wands (or Eight of Wands) shows eight wands or staffs flying through the air. This type of travel or movement shows how fast the change can be, or the action you need […]
At A Glance Positive: Perseverance, challenge, protection Negative: Giving up, overwhelmed, exhaustion Description The 07 of Wands (or Seven of Wands) shows a man seeming to fight or defend himself against six other staffs poking him. Either it is a challenge to fend them off, or he is protecting something […]
At A Glance Positive: Progress, public success, self-confidence Negative: Complacent, transgressions, high ego Description The 06 of Wands (or Six of Wands) shows a man riding a horse carrying a staff with a wreath. The wreath represents success and he is showing his victory and achievements to the public. The […]
At A Glance Positive: Competition, diversity, tension release Negative: Conflict, disagreements, tension Description The 05 of Wands (or Five of Wands) shows five people wielding staffs against each other, as if they are fighting one another. However upon closer inspection, it gives the feel of creating a ruckus rather than […]
At A Glance Positive: Celebration, homecoming, harmony Negative: Conflict with others, inner turmoil, too much fun Description The 04 of Wands (or Four of Wands) shows a man and a woman holding and waving flowers, signifying a joy and happiness. In the foreground, we see four staffs holding up a […]
At A Glance Positive: Overseas opportunities, progress, foresight Negative: Short-sighted, unexpected delays, lack of foresight Description The 03 of Wands (or Three of Wands) shows a man standing on the edge of a cliff overlooking to the horizons. This shows how he is seeing the potential and planning for the […]
At A Glance Positive: Discovery, decisions, planning ahead Negative: Fear of unknown, indecisive, fear of planning Description The 02 of Wands (or Two of Wands) shows a person standing in between two staffs, and holding a globe in his right hand. The globe literally means the world is in your […]
At A Glance Positive: New opportunities, inspiration, potential Negative: Delay, lack of direction, distraction Description The Ace of Wands shows a hand that came from a cloud or some smoke, and is holding a wand or a staff with leaves growing from it. This symbolizes the inspiration or opportunities that […]
The Minor Arcana consists of 56 cards, or 14 cards for each of the 4 suits Each suit relates to a different aspect of life, psyche, etc, and there are 10 numbered cards (from Ace to 10) and 4 court cards (Page, Knight, Queen, and King) The suit of Wands […]